Tuesday, November 6, 2012

The Placenta

Placenta Encapsulation

Replenish, Restore, Rejuvenate

You have just completed the surreal task of creating another human being. For the last nine to ten months your body was completely committed to forming those perfect little hands, those dreamy eyes and those those wiggly toes. In the months leading up to labor, and certainly during labor, your hormones were at an all time high, allowing your body to stretch, open and push out an infant. In addition to creating baby, you also created an organ whose specific purpose was to act as the lungs and liver to your baby in utero.

During birth, your hormones peaked and then, immediately after your the birth, your hormones plummeted. In addition, your iron levels are low and your body may be vulnerable, or even depleted. So now then, it is in this condition, that you are faced with the task of nurturing your newest love by way of nursing and staying awake through all hours of the night. Luckily, your own body has provided the perfect natural medicine to aid you in this, indeed, you have already given birth to it: the placenta!

Placentas contain your own healing and energizing hormones that replenish your depleted body, restore your hormone and nutrient levels, as well as rejuvenate your soul. Placentas are high in iron, proteins, vitamins and minerals. It is another step in the mind/body connection that is so important in the journey of motherhood and providing for your baby.

Mother's report:

Improved mood with reduced incidence of postpartum mood disorders

Speedier, more thorough recovery

Less fatigue, more energy

Increased milk supply

Higher iron levels

Prevention and/or elimination of Anemia

How to take your Placenta supplements:

Start slow with your placenta supplements. Try one capsule a day in the morning for the first day, then add a second capsule at noon on the second day. If you'd like increase your intake, you can take two capsules in the morning and two at noon. Some mothers choose to do more, just be mindful that they increase your energy level so it is not recommended to take in the evening.

Postpartum should be a sweet time to get to know your baby, relax and recover from birth- not a time to be super mom who is planning too many activities.

Placenta supplements can be potent, so don't overdo it! Stay in bed, get to know your baby, go easy and enjoy this precious time.

If you have any questions, please call your doula, Kelly Gray at (415) 847-6687, or

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Placenta Services

We make it easy for you. We will transport your placenta from your home or hospital to the homestead, where it will be transformed for you into supplement form, and then we will bring it back to you within three to four days. The placenta remains fresh, unfrozen, and ready to give back all the goodness it has to offer.

Our placenta encapsulation services are $250, with an additional charge for placenta prints. Please visit the Photography page to see an album full of placenta prints and a sample supplement package that includes an amber bottle filled with placenta capsules, easy to understand consumption guidelines, and your dried umbilical cord.

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About Me

Naima grew up in West Marin with a
mother and grandmother who taught her how to cook from the land, from
season to season, meals that were meant to sustain a powerful and healthy body.
Naima’s love of land and food leads her on many adventures, including
picking mushrooms under the redwoods, crawdadding on Mount Vision, and
harvesting wild onions and nettle from around the Bolinas Lagoon.
One of her first jobs was cooking at Common Wheel, the Health and
Environmental Research Center for Cancer patients in Bolinas. From there
she moved into her long held position as a teacher for Community Action
Marin, building gardens with the children and teaching them to cook
soups, vegetables and nutritious snacks. Hundreds of families have
benefited from her meals and the simple way she talks about the power of
our land to provide health.

Naima is passionate
about the fields of cooking for the body and mind, from vegan health to
macrobiotic cooking. She applies her skills and intuitive talent to
bring placenta supplements that can be of value to every mother, whether
they are taken in postpartum recovery or menopause.